346  
WHUS52 KKEY 312119  
SMWKEY  
GMZ031-312145-  
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0092.260531T2119Z-260531T2145Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
519 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND  
BUTTONWOOD SOUND...  
 
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 518 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CARD SOUND.  
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.  
 
SOURCE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER  
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.  
 
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...  
BARNES SOUND.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR AS QUICKLY, AND AS SAFELY AS  
POSSIBLE. WHEN DOWNPOURS REDUCE VISIBILITY, SLOW DOWN.  
 
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. STAY  
LOW, OR GO BELOW. LOWER VHF ANTENNA, OUTRIGGERS, FISHING RODS, AND  
UMBRELLAS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2527 8033 2523 8033 2520 8035 2521 8037  
2519 8036 2518 8037 2518 8038 2520 8038  
2519 8044 2522 8048 2523 8048 2523 8050  
2524 8049 2523 8047 2526 8044 2525 8044  
2527 8042 2526 8042 2530 8039  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 007DEG 2KT 2533 8038  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
MJV  
 
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